Improvement in washing and bath tubs



J. B. O. SHEVILL. Washing and Bath Tub.

No. 212,327. Patented Feb. 18,1879.

N4 PEIERS, PHOTO UTHQGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, 0.6.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFIE.

JAMES B. O. SHEVILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING AND BATH TUBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,327, dated February18, 1879 application filed September 11, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES B. O. SEEVILL, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Bath-Tub and Wash-TubCombined, which invention is fully set forth in the followingspecification, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawin gs, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a tub containing myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view thereof. Fig. 3 is across-section of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists in providing a tub which is divided by a removablepartitionboard with a suitable arrangement of devices for holding theremovable partition when it is desired to use the tub as a single one.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the body of my tub, which ismade of suitable length for bathing, and preferably with sloping sidesand ends. B is the partition, and a are grooves formed transversely inthe bottom and sides of the tub to receive the partition. These groovesto coincide with or run into each other, and when the partition B isremoved either or all of them may be filled by a suitable material.Either the partition B or the grooves a may be faced wit-h india-rubberor other suitable material, to form a packing between them. 0 designatesstop-cocks,which are situated on opposite sides of the partition 13, andconnected to the ends of pipes b, whereby the tub is intended to besupplied with water.

In the example shown two stop-cocks are arranged on opposite sides ofthe partition B, and two pipes are used, to permit of supplying the tubwith both hot and cold water; but it is obvious that the parts named canbe used singly.

Nhen the partition B is put in place the tub A is thereby divided intotwo compartments, and it will be seen that either of these compartmentscan be supplied with water independently of the other by the cooks O andthe pipes Z). I

The letter D indicates a projecting rear rim of the tub, and throughthis rim is cut a slot, (2, of sufficient size to receive the detachablepartition. E designates a bracket fixed to the rear side of the tub,under the slot (1, and adapted to support the lower edge of thedetachable partition, when inserted through the slot d.

In order to bring the tub A to a proper or convenient height forwashing, it is placed on legs or supports F, which are secured to itsbottom part. The height of the tub, however, renders access thereto forbathing purp difficult, and to obviate this difficulty a able or slidingplatform, G, is arranged neath the tub. This platform is guided -n ways0, attached to the bottom of the tub as shown in Fig. 1, and when movedto its 0 .ter position the platform forms a step for the onvenience ofpersons getting into the tub In some cases drawers are arranged underthe tub A on opposite sides of the platform.

I am aware that it is not new to separate a tub in two parts for usingthe same for a double purpose. This I do not claim but WVhat I do claimis- The tub A, having the detachable transverse partition B and theprojecting slotted rim D, and provided with the bracket E, forsupporting the transverse partition when not in use in the tub, andinserted through the slot in said rim, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto set my hand and sealthis 7th day of September, 1878.

JAMES B. O. SHEVILL- lVitnesses:

W. HAUFF, CHAS. WAnLERs.

